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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 14 • april 2, 2013
Community conversations | Part 3 By Weekly staff
The revamped three-person council was approved by the voters in November. The three members will be elect-
Saturday April 13
ed countywide from “residency districts” comprising San Juan, Orcas and Lopez and nearby smaller islands. Lovel Pratt and Bob Jarman
7:30pm Lopez Center
Featuring DRÓMENO
Greek & Balkan Dance Music With Thea Huijgen, dance instructor Adults/$10-$15 Youth/$5
Lopez Center
Piano Concert Featuring
Saturday April 6th 7:00 pm
Grisha Krivchenia
from San Juan are running for the District 1 position. Jarman is the current incumbent on the present six-member council. Pratt is a former councilwoman who was defeated by Jarman in a 2012 council race.
Bob Jarman
Weekly: What is the single most critical issue facing county residents? BJ: Our county residents are concerned about being able to make a living, provide for their families, and hang on to their property. Our economy in the islands is
going to be directly effected by the implementation of the Critical Area Ordinance and Shoreline Management Plan. Hardest hit will be the building trades, our small farmers, and property owners. We were able to push the implementation of the CAO forward to December, giving us time to hear the results of the lawsuits before the GMA Board. Adjustments and compromises need to be made so that our economy can grow stronger going forward with as few government encumbrances as possible, while maintaining our county’s rural character.
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The Mobile Dental Van will be on Lopez May 3rd and 4th! Applications available at the LIFRC office (468-4117.) Priority given to those with no dental insurance, emergency dental needs and first-time dental van patients. The dental van will be parked at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center. The mobile dental van is sponsored by Fish for Teeth and the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and is supported by many generous volunteers.
LOPEZ CITIZENS FOR SAFE TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS Two Venues for Education & Conversation: SUNDAY April 7th/ 7pm/Port Stanley School COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: “From Financial Health to Biological Health: The problems with OPALCO’S WiFi Broadband Plan”
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Candidates from left to right: Lovel Pratt and Bob Jarman. Our council needs to find ways to promote commerce and sustainable jobs through technology, health care, the building trades, tourism, real estate sales, and agriculture so that our county residents can afford to live in these beautiful islands. Weekly: What issues or projects would you take a leadership role on if elected? BJ: I am currently a member of the Building Advisory Committee, and if re-elected, would like to remain on that committee. We are identifying and reviewing our outdated codes and codes that can be simplified, thereby streamlining the process of getting a building/land use permit. For example, “One stop shopping” (being able to go to one place without having to go to several different agencies). The committee is looking at better cooperation between our building and planning department staff to meet the needs of our citizens. I
want to work on boosting the morale of our county employees by building trust with the council though openness, honesty and mutual respect, which will in turn create better customer service. We want to set up office hours on Orcas and Lopez so those islanders’ needs can be met more easily. We’re also in the process of setting up a committee to hear complaints from builders and home/land owners regarding the permit process. The committee will be comprised of their peers and will bring the complaints forward with its recommendations to the council. This will eliminate people with permit complaints from having to go before the Hearing Examiner at the cost of $2,500 for the complaint to be heard. I believe this committee is vital to our community. Weekly: Which government agencies have the most influence on San Juan County, and See Q&A, page 5
SUNDAY April 21st/ 7pm/ Lopez Library
FILM: “RESONANCE-Beings of Frequency“ (Just released in 2013, this documentary from the UK reveals the harm we are doing by existing in an ocean of Man-made wireless technology.
Sunday April 21 • 7:30pm • Lopez Center Presented by the Utah Ballroom Dance Co. Adults/$15 Youth/$8
FACT: Lopez school costs comparisons: • Lopez cost per student 2012-2013 budget…….…$23,050 • Trout Lake cost per student 2012-2013 budget…..$14,450 • San Juan cost per student 2012-2013 budget…….$12,965 • Orcas cost per student 2012-2013 budget………..$13,261 SEE NEXT With passage of the school bond, cost per student on WEEK'S PAPER… Lopez will rise by at lease $5,000 and will exceed $28,000 next year and continue at this rate for 20 years
Will this increase in school spending FOR MORE FACTS ABOUT make our kids better educated? THE SCHOOL BOND
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Why Trust Islanders! ??? Trust Islanders! is a local non-partisan advocacy group that envisions a community based on Trust. We believe that Trust creates an atmosphere in which enthusiasm, inspiration and creativity can prosper. Trust promotes a healthy, united community in which we are all proud to be members. On April 23, we encourage you to vote for the three County Council candidates who support Community Trust.
Trust Islanders! ENVISIONS a County Council that… • Trusts its fellow Islanders
• Is Non-Partisan
• Listens to the Local constituency
• Respects individual Privacy
• Is Transparent to its citizens
• Supports local Business
• Relies on peer reviewed Science to create Effective Environmental Laws
• Knows that Islanders can and do Protect the Environment
• Encourages Islanders to Trust and Support each other
• Trusts Islanders to be an integral part in a balanced ecosystem
After reviewing all of the candidates written and spoken positions, as they relate to the above vision statement, Trust Islanders! enthusiastically endorses:
Bob Jarman Brian McClerren
San Juan Island, District #1 Lopez/Shaw Island, District #3 www.trustislanders.org
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I want to continue serving you on the San Juan County Council.
I am independent of any group and represent all the residents of San Juan County.
My Guiding Principles for County Government Are: Simplify - Make county codes and processes easy to follow and understand Localize - Promote island-specific solutions for our diverse island Culture
Communicate - Provide transparent, active and
timely flow of information to the public with a customer service orientation
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Community Calendar thurs, april 4
meeting: Tour De Lopez Volunteer Meeting, 4-5:30 p.m., Library Meeting Room. We need volunteers for the TDL event April 27. Come
sign up to help before, during & after the event. Free lunch for volunteers!
meeting: Civil Discourse-
The School Bond, 6- 8 p.m.,
Letters Letters for Byers Lisa Byers has been deservedly praised for her experience as a manager. Indeed her skills in overseeing people and budgets will serve her well on the county council, especially since our revised charter has returned administrative authority to that body. However, I want to emphasize another aspect of Lisa as a candidate: her temperament. Lisa approaches
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people and problems evenhandedly. She listens before she speaks, and she consults before she decides. These are qualities needed on our county council as it deals with controversy and change. Having a council of three instead of six means that each council person will influence the tenor of council meetings more than has been the case in recent years. It is important therefore to have council members who display a respectful and open-minded approach to other council persons, the public, and county staff. Lisa Byers is such a per-
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Community Center.
2. Admission by donation.
sat, april 6
music: Piano by Grisha
Krivchenia, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Grisha will play original compositions and works by renowned classical composers: Beethoven, Chopin, and Philip Glass. The program includes the three movements of Beethoven’s celebrated Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 no.
son. I urge voters to place her on our new three-person council. Richard Ward Lopez Island
What makes for a good San Juan County Council representative? Who should we empower to decide how our lives will be governed? I am reassured when a candidate has positive public service experience, demonstrating well developed skills in listening to people, working with big budgets, deadlines, rules and regulations, in an area that directly benefits our community. We need someone who has paid their dues and learned how to effectively manage public funds and big ideas. There is a steep learning curve to becoming a capable county council commissioner. I will vote for Lisa Byers. Her long history of providing housing for many vital community members on Orcas demonstrates her ability to work with all kinds of people, make the numbers add up to affordable homes, and do so in a regulation rich environment. She has extensive experience which relates well to the job of commissioner. Let’s use it. Marty Clark Lopez Island
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meeting: “From Financial Health to Biological Health: The problems with OPALCO’S WiFi Broadband Plan,” 7 p.m., Port Stanley School. april 9, 10 &11
clinic: Lopez Community
Trails Network is holding a Trail Building Clinic. Read more about this class on page 12.
Vote for McClerren, Jarman & Hughes The efforts to fix county governance are much like attempting to treat an illness without examining the patient. The county’s “conversations” are similarly detached from reality. One of the hardest tasks we face is recognizing reality and facing the consequences of the choices available to us. Rules that limit our options and expose our motives are the toughest to make and the most desirable to have. Rules we recognize or make on ourselves for open fair choices are often referred to as ethics. Are we trying to improve governance or only working for a leg up? If improving governance is the option, island citizens should be able to know what the county is currently obligated to do: by the state constitution, under state laws, due to federal laws and regulations, OSHA, EPA, Clean Water Act, etc. and what the County has imposed upon island residents. What is the county’s current debt load? What assets back these obligations? How much is due annually? What does operating the county cost annually? How does it break down by program and objects? What are options that might be considered? Should there be both a plan and a reserve fund established to deal with economic downturns? Should such economic downturn plan be a part of all employment and labor contracts? How often are programs evaluated for effectiveness and alternative approaches? Should there be created a review system for seeking
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thurs, april 11
meeting: Lopez Island
sun, april 7
Garden Club, 9:30 p.m., Woodman Hall. The speaker is Bruce Richardson. The topic is “Growing Lilies.” Gardeners will learn which lilies will do well in our climate and soil conditions, how to plant them, care for them and what are their enemies. We will learn about bloom times, which varieties are fragrant, which are easy
better options for accomplishing agreed upon goals? What would be reasonable rules for proposed new legislation? Should a source of new funding be required for any new legislation? Should any new legislation requiring new funding be an automatic referendum to establish that funding? Should new legislation have a required sunset/review date? These seem to me to be a start for talking about the type of government San Juan citizens should expect from an open, above the board county government. I will join with Robert and Vivian Burt in voting for and recommending to others: Brian McClerren, Bob Jarman, and Rick Hughes for county council, to see if things can get moving in this direction. James Alfred Smith, Former Lopez School Superintendent, Board member & current Fisherman Bay Sewer District Commissioner
EMS vs. ES I would first like to thank our EMS providers for all you do for our community. When my daughter hurt herself, you were all there so fast, and showed such incredibly reassuring skill and compassion. I was very grateful for that. This is not really about you. Some of the reasons for the recent changes to the County Wireless Ordinance, and for OPALCO’s hybrid/ broadband initiative, are to improve our EMS services. In talking with some EMS personnel, I understand that the health care you give can sometimes be compromised
to grow, good for cutting, tough, and how to grow your own hybrids from seed. fri, april 12
fundraiser: Fundraiser for
Darryl’s Cancer Recovery Fund, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the arts. mon, april 15
meeting: Men Meet to Stop Violence, 7 p.m., Library. Read more on page 10.
because of inadequate communication service in some areas. The question I ask you to consider is this: Should improving health services for an individual be prioritized over increasing the daily ill-health facing the 3 percent of the population who have or will develop electrosensitivity? ES is defined by the World Health Organization as “ a phenomenon where individuals experience adverse health effects while in the vicinity of emanating electric, magnetic, or electromagnetic fields.” (This includes microwave fields.) Researchers estimate that around 3 percent of the population has symptoms of ES, and in Sweden it is recognized as a disability. Symptoms can include: tremors, palpitations, dizziness, headaches, difficulty concentrating, and insomnia, to name a few, with very extreme symptoms leading to seizures, paralysis, and stroke. Also, WHO has classified microwave radiation (from cell towers and WiFi) as a Group 2B Possible Carcinogen. When considering the question above, I would also ask: Should improving potentially compromised health services for an individual be prioritized over the potential of ill-health effects suffered by an entire community? When we chose to live on an island, did we not understand that life would be a little different, in “good” ways, as well as in “inconvenient” ways? EMS personnel, please come join us on Sunday, See letters, page 7
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why? BJ: I believe the Department of Ecology is the government agency with the most influence in our county. It is a part of all land-use issues, including our Critical Area Ordinances, and sets the rules regarding water quality, air quality, storm water, etc. In addition, NOAA and the Department of Fish and Wildlife are all involved in our policy-making. It is important to keep twoway conversations going with our state representatives and legislators. Keeping on top of issues that affect our county means having an open dialog with those in Olympia, necessitating travel to Olympia at times for “face-to-face” conversations. Weekly: How do you plan to balance the county budget? Do you support renewal of Prop. 1, the voter-approved property tax increase that expires at the end of 2015? BJ: In setting budgets, the council needs to remember that our county’s primary responsibilities are “Public Safety (Public Works), Health, and Law & Justice.” In the few months that I have been a sitting council member, we have had requests for money from agencies that are non-budgeted items. I have voted no. The only way to reduce taxes and balance the budget is to reduce spending and encourage commerce. We need to define what our functions/priorities are and then how we want to go about funding them. What are our acceptable levels of service? I do not support renewal of Prop. 1, and will work diligently to hold the line on budget expenses, delving deep into our spending patterns and cutting any unnecessary expenditures. In my nine years working with the (San Juan Island Fire Department) and 30 years with the phone company, I have been responsible for budgets in the millions and know how to “do more with less.” With my leadership I’ve maintained a positive work environment, positive morale and mutual trust amongst my peers and employees. Weekly: What do you bring to the table that is different from the other candidates and why did you decide to run? BJ: I have made my living in these islands for over 38 years. I understand the difficulties, as well as the joys, of living and working here. I have been a manager, an employer, and an employee. I know how to get a job
done efficiently while working cooperatively with many agencies. I do not micromanage. I listen to all sides and make decisions based on what, in my opinion, is best for all. I am open and honest in my dealings. I will always work for the betterment of my community. I decided to run for council after spending the last four years being very frustrated with the way our county was being run. My friends, colleagues and family members were equally frustrated. Instead of just complaining and judging, I decided to try to do something about it. Luckily, I had the support of my family and friends. It’s been a long year of campaigning. It’s been worth it. I’ve met wonderful people all over these islands that have the same goal as I do … to maintain our rural, island way of life while trying to stimulate our economy and respecting our environment.
Lovel Pratt
Weekly: What is the single most critical issue facing county residents? LP: Maintaining and enhancing our quality of life is the single most critical issue facing county residents now and into the future. Many of us have stayed here or chosen to live here because of family and friends, because this is a beautiful place, because we appreciate the rural lifestyle, and/ or because we value being active participants in a small community. Maintaining and enhancing this quality of life includes having opportunities for year-round, family-wage jobs; access to affordable and stable housing and health care; a healthy and vibrant environment which is the foundation of our economy; and support for a diverse and
civilly engaged community. Weekly: What issues or projects would you take a leadership role on if elected? LP: Advocating for the county at the regional, state, federal, and international levels was my focus during my first term on the council and I am committed to providing this essential leadership. We cannot address many of the challenges we face only from within the county. We need to address ferry transportation issues in Olympia and with other ferry-served communities in Puget Sound. State and federal funding of essential county-delivered services must be addressed with our state and federal legislators. We need to address oil spill prevention, readiness, and response with the Coast Guard, our state and federal representatives and government agency officials, the tribes, and our Canadian neighbors whose border we share. I will continue my leadership role in response to the proposed coal terminal, which has no benefits and only potential negative impacts. I am proud of my work to secure the scoping meeting held in the county that so many islanders attended. I will take a greater leadership role ensuring that islanders feel welcome to participate in the work of the council and that citizen engagement is civil. I will work to improve my own and the council’s communications, providing more accurate and up to date information. Having accurate information and civil engage-
ment are critical for people to participate in county government. Weekly: Which governmental agencies have the most influence on San Juan County, and why?
LP: Given that we all ride the ferries and travel on county roads, the government agency that likely most affects residents and visitors is the Washington State Department of
Transportation. Many other state agencies also have significant influence. For example, the state auditor oversees all expenses and disbursements in the county, See Q & A, page 8
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THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA for designating the San Juan Islands National Monument
And thank you Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen, and Suzan DelBene, State Senator Kevin Ranker, and the San Juan County Council This designation came in response to public input from our community and protects public lands in the islands including popular recreation destinations such as Patos Island, Iceberg Point and Watmough Bay on Lopez Island, and Cattle Point on San Juan Island. We thank our elected officials for their tireless support for protecting the San Juan Islands National Monument. San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau Outdoor Odysseys Sea Kayaking Red Rabbit Farm Willows Inn Otters Pond Bed and Breakfast Harrison House Suites Orcas Island Taxi Earthbox Inn & Spa Sircely Marketing & Design Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast Spring Bay On Orcas Island WaterWorks Gallery Orcas Island Eclipse Charters Caffe La Boheme Weddings On Orcas Island Starfish Marine Martin Taylor Photography & Edna Gallery Archipelago Press Rain Shadow Consulting Windswept Studios Whispers of Nature T & D Farms FridayHarborNow.com TreeHugger Timber Island Healing Arts Nonprofits Unlimited
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Howard Howie Rosenfeld Sandy Bishop Liz Illg Denise Wilk Helen Engle Maxine Bronstein Robert Hermann Corky and San Olson Ross and Genny Matteson Nora Ferm Molly and Tom Preston George Lawson Patsy Haber Liz Scranton Susan Vernon Molly Doran Nancy Bingham Kathleen Foley Christina and Bruce Orchid Richard and Fiona Norris Doug McCutchen Celia Marquis Jim Skoog Heather Arps And many more ...
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April 7, at 7 p.m. at Port Stanley Schoolhouse, for a lively discussion on this and other issues related to OPALCO’s broadband. There will be a presentation titled “From Financial to Biological Health: The Problems with OPALCO’s Broadband Initiative.” OPALCO representatives will be present for this discussion. Ann Marie Fischer Lopez School
Concerns about OPALCO If you are an OPALCO member, you have certain rights guaranteed by Washington State law. OPALCO is, by its own admission, “a corporation organized under Chapter 24.06 RCW, the Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporations Act.” To protect members the Act requires that corporations “set forth” in their Articles of Incorporation, “The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized.” (RCW 24.06.025(3). In another section the Act requires any changes to the Articles of Incorporation to be approved by the members by a two thirds majority (RCW 24.06.190). So now that OPALCO intends to add to its “purposes” becoming a mini Comcast plus a Internet service provider, plus a phone company, plus the builder and manager of 100 mini cell towers spreading 700 MHz radiation into every nook and cranny of San Juan County, a change to the Articles of Incorporation would seem to be required. OPALCO’s excuse for depriving its members of their right to determine the purposes of the cooperative they say we own, is that the whole wireless and Internet business will support the delivery of electric power. This is pretty lame, even for a SJC organization. One look at the promotional material for their “Broadband Initiative” makes it clear that
this is something entirely separate from the electric power business. Any scheme that requires the committing civil crimes and the total denial of our rights as members/owners should probably be rejected. Steve Ludwig Lopez Island
What does ‘Vote for our school mean?’ Read the fine print in the sixteen pages of details at www.lopezislandschool.org, “proposed school wide renovations.” • Do we really need to spend $71,075 to paint the water towers and adorn them with canopies and benches? • Do we need to spend $484,153 for a new weight room? • Do we need to spend $1,111,244 for an irrigation system for a football field that is used seldom? • Do we need to spend
$1,048,800 for a new kitchen? The list of details and associated costs throughout the 16 pages is rife with items that have more to do with a wish list than to a safe, secure, and functional facility for 200-plus students. We’ve recently increased our debt load with new fire equipment, funding for the transfer station, and possible increased commissioner’s costs. There will be other community needs in the future – keeping all of them in balance is essential. Please take the time to read and consider the details and costs of the proposed bond issue. All the “projected savings” in interest rates by rushing the largest school bond issue ever may be lost in the lack of serious consideration of all items on the list of details. Of the 16.5 million, 3.8 million will go to pay the “soft costs” – the remainder to actual construction.
This is a 64 percent increase in our school tax. Let’s return in November to vote yes on a bond issue that covers the necessary improvements at half the cost.
starting to fail internally such as plumbing, heating, and lighting, and externally such
as siding, doors, paint etc. It does not make sense to keep See LETTERS, page 9
Bob Hall Diane Robertson Lopez Island
Support for Bond I believe we are at crucial time to make an important investment in the future for our students, school and community. As a teacher, coach, parent, homeowner and community member I favor and support the school bond. Our facilities are between 25-70 years old and nearing their life expectancies. Things are degrading and
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Seabirds, herring headline for Day for the Bay celebration Seabird ecology and herring recovery top the program of the fourth annual Day for the Bay celebration at Woodmen Hall on April 13. Organized by Lopez conservation research nonprofit Kwiáht and the local volunteers of the Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory, the Day for the Bay offers field trips, slide shows, exhibits, and publications to inform good stewardship of San Juan County’s largest historical estuary. This year’s theme is “a circus of biodiversity in our backyard.” After an orientation at Woodmen Hall at 9:30 a.m., participants can visit three field stations devoted to seabirds, invertebrates, and changing coastal marshes and beaches. There will also be exhibits on mooring buoys, algal blooms, bioswales, and adapting to climate change, and a special activity table and touch tank for children. A slideshow on recent research, and light lunch by Vortex and Taste of Persia, will be provided at Woodmen Hall at 12:30 p.m. All activities are free. Donations for seabird research will be welcome, however, and a new
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Fisherman Bay seabird-identification chart will be for sale together with bird-and- bay themed gift cards. A special attraction this year is release of Kwiáht’s new Identification Guide to Marine Fish of the San Juan Islands, a full-color bound book illustrated with photographs of juvenile and adult fish and original drawings by artist Julia Loyd. Copies will be available at the event for sale at the event and at Islehaven Books. This year’s event introduces several new research and conservation initiatives in Fisherman Bay such as monitoring plankton diversity, plankton blooms, and the diversity and health of animals such as sea anemones, sea slugs and sea cucumbers that live under the docks. Lopez High School chemistry students are mapping accumulations of copper and other toxics in Weeks Wetland, and Kwiaht is planning the first of a number of small demonstration bio-remedial gardens along Lopez Village streets and parking areas. The Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory (www.
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fishermanbayproject.org) was organized in 2009 as a joint program of Kwiáht and WSU Beach Watchers. Since then, Lopezians have volunteered thousands of hours monitoring seabirds, water quality and shoreline processes around the bay. Sustaining bird diversity was an original goal of the program. Bird diversity depends to a great extent on healthy fish populations in the bay, which in turn rely on clean water and aquatic vegetation. Volunteers were excited to see herring eggs on eelgrass floating in Fisherman Bay in 2012, and juvenile fish hiding under the docks. Local herring should spawn in April, and anyone seeing milky water in Fisherman Bay (or other Lopez bays) is encouraged to leave a message on 4684869 for follow-up by Kwiaht scientists. Tour guides and exhibitors for this year’s Day for the Bay include Charlie Behnke and Amanda Wedow, Tim Clark, Dr. Peter Cavanagh, Jim Falconer, Nathan Hodges, Pat Johnson, and Madrona Murphy. For more info, visit Kwiáht’s facebook page or write kwiaht@gmail.com.
The proposed school bond on this April’s ballot has inspired passionate response among both supporters and opponents. Other islanders are undecided and feel they need more information before casting their ballots. All will have an opportunity to express their views and ask questions at a public forum this Thursday, April 4, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Community Center in a setting that welcomes and respects the full spectrum of views. The forum will be based on the concept of “‘Civil Discourse,” which offers participants the opportunity to explain the reasons behind their opinions and to listen carefully to understand opposing views. This discourse supports the public
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state supervises our elections, the state attorney general guides our prosecuting attorney, and our sheriff must coordinate with numerous state and federal law enforcement agencies. Because we are on an international border and our waters are highways to the world as well as habitat for endangered species, agencies such as Homeland Security, Customs, Coast Guard, and NOAA are all influential. Finally, the court system likely plays a larger role in San Juan County, particularly in regard to land-use
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good and helps build solidarity even among those who continue to disagree. It promotes the ability to evaluate factual information. The format includes a moderator, Lorrie Harrison, who is trained in communication that promotes compassionate listening and respectful dialogue. Harrison is neutral on the bond. “Everyone wants to be heard, to have their opinion considered, to be part of an outcome they can support,” says Harrison, who will be intent on creating an atmosphere of safety where all views are heard and honored. One goal of the forum is to explore and find common ground, to hear and respond to each other and, whatever the outcome of the vote, to continue working together. Creating a strong school
issues, than it does in other comparable counties. State and federal laws are carried out by various state and federal agencies, but, ultimately, the court system has the final say on laws and their implementation. Weekly: How do you plan to balance the county budget? Do you support renewal of Prop. 1, the voter-approved property tax increase that expires at the end of 2015? LP: By law, the county budget must be balanced. I will continue to carefully steward taxpayer funds and other county revenues. I will continue to work towards a long-term sustainable budget, and I will advocate to further increase the reserve funds I
for our children is a goal upon which all agree. At the heart of the bond question are issues of scope, quality and financing of the school renovation. A primary goal of the Forum is for voters to access and evaluate the facts. Civil discourse has been described by Kenneth J. Gergen as “the language of dispassionate objectivity,” which neither diminishes the other’s moral worth nor questions their good judgment. It avoids hostility, direct antagonism or excessive persuasion. What is the silver lining? “When we cast the net wide, when we gather the most diverse views, we also create the environment for the strongest community solutions,” says Harrison.
helped to establish in order to address future economic downturns. The voter approved levy lid-lift created a local mandate for county programs and services that are not mandated by state or federal law. These include senior services, public health services, WSU Extension programs, county parks, and the Islands Oil Spill Association. I support the renewal of the levy lid lift and the reaffirmation of a local mandate for county programs and services. It will be important to get citizen input on the programs and services funded by the levy lid-lift as well as the funding amount. The Community Conversations are providing an important forum for citizen input and I urge everyone to participate. More information is available on the county’s website: www.sanjuanco. com/conversation/ Weekly: What do you bring to the table that is different from the other candidates and why did you decide to run? LP: I bring the support of many islanders with diverse viewpoints and backgrounds.
Over 350 supporters have signed up to be listed on my campaign website and in ads; 184 supporters have made campaign contributions. Donations have come from San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Waldron, and Stuart Islands. I am running for election because I am an effective community leader and county advocate. County priorities must be championed beyond San Juan County by elected representatives on the council. Many county priorities require state or federal action and/or funding. I have built effective relationships with our state and federal representatives and their staffs, and with state and federal agency decision-makers. I am committed to making the time to do this important work on behalf of San Juan County, in addition to attending to the many duties of the council on island. My public service on the council has been my proudest professional accomplishment and is the work that I love. I ask for your vote to represent all islanders on the county council.
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patching old buildings and systems that have already met or exceeded their life span. I believe now is the time for a whole-school renovation and upgrade that will last the next 30+ plus years. The advantages of doing this bond now … sub 3 percent low interest rate, over a million dollars in state grants, considerable energy savings on future utilities, utilizing water from roof catchment to irrigate grounds, and safer buildings and campus. Voters must make a very important decision on April 23. The investment in our school and children comes with a cost and does require a sacrifice on the part of many people. Yes, if the bond passes, property owners will see their school tax increase, but the average Lopez homeowner will be paying slightly under what the average Washington state homeowners pay for their schools. Please join me in supporting and voting yes to the Lopez Island School Bond. Larry Berg Lopez Island
I was a custodian and bus driver at Lopez school for 25 years. I retired over ten years ago. I worked in both buildings and experienced first hand the importance of having classrooms, restrooms and other school facilities up to date, easy to clean and maintain. The toilets I cleaned are the same ones that are in the school today. The custodians and maintenance people work hard every day so kids have a clean and sanitary environment. Every morning sand, dirt and grit come in from the parking lot in the kids shoes and clean floors are soon gritty with a layer of dust and dirt. The first – fourth grade teachers were always concerned about health as the kids worked and played on the floor much of the day. Paving parking lots, upgrading plumbing, replacing lockers, improving classrooms and athletic facilities are all essential for the well being of our students and to facilitate their learning. This will also save time and money over the long haul. As a bus driver I am very much aware that having a bus-loading zone that is not shared with parents picking up their kids is an important safety
improvement. For these reasons and many more I will be voting yes for a safer, cleaner, updated campus to meet our kids total educational needs. Let’s show our children we care. Join me in voting yes.
Al Lorenzen Lopez Island
Invest in the future We are so grateful that a number of young families have made the choice to join or stay in our community and raise their children here. They are builders, farmers, Family Resource Center staff, store clerks, counselors, home care providers, bakers, small business owners, massage therapists, energy consultants, artists, deli workers, gardeners, adventure guides, LCCA staff, teachers, and fitness and yoga instructors, among others. We can think of no better way to say “Welcome” or “We support your choice” than to make our Lopez school a strong and vibrant learning environment for years to come. Our committed and experienced School Board has made a huge investment in time and energy to research the needs of our school and to hire competent, practical professionals with extensive experience in school con-
Family Advocate, it was wonderful to see so many of you actively engaged in your children’s education! Seeing all of their smiling faces at lunch was a great sight, and it meant so much to them
by having you be there. It has been proven that just be being involved in your child’s education can make a positive impact for them academically, and socially. Something See letterS, page 10
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Thanks for LIFRC Men’s Lunch From us at the LIFRC, we would like to thank everyone involved in making this year’s Men’s Lunch at the school a huge success! A special thanks goes out to the Lopez School kitchen staff, Principal Lisa Shelby, and all of the wonderful volunteers and workers who helped with the lunch. We would especially like to thank all of the dads, grandfathers, uncles, special friends, and anyone else who showed up for lunch with the students that day, nearly 50 of you! As the Readiness to Learn
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struction to assist them in creating a vision and possible plan for our school. In addition to a revitalized elementary, middle, and high school, the energy savings from the upgraded buildings should provide approximately $25,000 a year to go to important additional materials for the classrooms. Yes, it takes a bite, but we can’t think of a better investment in our island’s future. We plan to vote “Yes” on the Lopez School Bond. We hope you will join us.
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SenSational Spring eventS: april 6 ~ Leavenworth International Film Festival april 6 ~ Icicle Creek Chamber Players april 6, 7, 12, & 13 ~ Pear-fection at Wedge Mountain Winery april 13 & 14 ~ River Haus Concert Series april 19 ~ JJ Hills Fresh Grill Winemaker Dinner april 20 ~ Leavenworth Ale-Fest april 20 ~ Earth Day Community Fair a april 27 ~ Pear Cooking Class and Dinner at Mt Springs Lodge
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The school bond issue is a case in point. Even though we find the numbers excessive and misleading, the sheer numbers of pro bond signs give us pause. Fortunately, we know better and understand that for the system to work we must all actively participate. We see yard signs as passive participation and ugly. Jack Pedigo Parvin Baharloo Lopez Island
In a ground-breaking move to end violence, a small group of men gathered at the Lopez Library to tackle subjects that have long been silenced or ignored. At meetings held in February and March, verbal
intimidation, bullying, domestic violence and sexual assault were discussed, with the focus on men’s roles in prevention. “This is a man’s issue,” said Gordon Scott, who is interning with Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juan Islands. “Ninetyfive percent of the perpetrators are men, so it’s up to us to break the chain through public awareness and action.” At the first meetings, a few facts were established: Domestic violence is about power and control, not anger, with long-term effects on victims, families, and communities. Perpetrators resort to violence when they find themselves in situations they aren’t prepared for. Violence is a learned behavior. During the hour-long conversations, key questions surfaced: What are men doing in other communities? What tools can we teach our young men to help them stop and change? “No one has a formula,” said Scott. “We’re all learning this together.” In future meetings he hopes the group can identify men who will act as mentors for Lopez youth, as well as suggest community organizations on Lopez willing to provide statements of support for their work. The next meeting will be Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Lopez Library.
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Worship Services in the Islands LOPEZ IsLand Christ the King Community ChurCh, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421- 4CTK ext. 819. graCe episCopal ChurCh, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome!
lutheran ChurCh in the san juans, Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a.m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanual. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025. QuaKer Worship group Meetings will be Sundays at 10 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com st. FranCis CatholiC ChurCh Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Call 3782910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
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a big part of their campaign are yard signs. The signs provide a short-cut for being informed. As a former poll worker I am aware one can leave ballot items blank and I often do so if I don’t know about a particular issue/person. Most of us don’t know this, or won’t, and yard signs become a mechanism for getting our vote. I see this as an erosion of the Democratic system (advertising works) and polarizing.
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THE ISLANDS’ WEEKLY • WWW.ISLANDSWEEKLY.COM• April 02, 2013 - PAGE 11
Saturday, April 6, 5-7pm Show dates: 4/6 - 5/10
Small Treasures: Jewelry & Miniatures
on the NWB, District 1, all league first team. She is a 5’5” guard who averaged 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 7 assists per game. She scored 247 points from 94 2-point field goals and 11 3-point goals and 26 free throws. “She is an all round athlete and excellent student,” said Athletic Director Joe Dye.
Around Town Trail building clinic
Go Out! The Original Social Media featuring: Live chat Friending Shared timeline Plus – Actual food and drink, including Happy Hour specials 4 to 6 pm, in a sweet atmosphere. • • •
The Galley Way ahead of the curve.
The Lopez Community Trails Network will be hosting a trail building clinic from April 9-11 on Lopez. The Washington Trails Association (www.wta.org), known for their trail building and maintenance work, will bring trainers to teach participants all about the art of building trails, from initial planning and design all the way through construction and finishing. This three day clinic is a new direction for WTA, which ordinarily teaches volunteers the skills of trail building and maintenance while they are out working for a day or a week. Instead,
the clinic will concentrate the training that is typically given to an assistant crew leader into three intense days. Most of the training will take place at Odlin Park, where a new trail will be planned, designed, sited, and flagged. There will be time to discuss problems with trail design and to construct a section of puncheon and possibly a bridge. This is the time to learn the difference between a gabion and geotextile, a boardwalk and backslope, and a dam and decking and dips. WTA wants to expand their volunteer base in the northwest corner of Washington, and the clinic will likely entice more volunteers for mainland trail opportunities. At the same time, the Lopez trails group would like to improve the skills of local people and highlight local trails. The WTA will bring two instructors to the islands, and will limit the class to 22. There are a few spaces left. The cost is $100. Call Kirman Taylor at 468-2474, or email kirmant@ gmail.com for more info.
Tree work at Odlin
As part of Odlin Park’s
campground developSign up Ad #1new Woodmen Hall ment project, the San Juan
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Volunteers Wanted Come to a Meeting Thursday April 4th 4-5:30pm Library Meeting Rm We have lots of ways you can help be a part of this fun event - before, during and after!! Volunteers get a free lunch too! PLEASE COME – WE NEED YOU
OPALCO is proposing a new telecommunications system to provide much better Internet plus phone service for about what you’re paying now. Learn more: www.opalco.com
County Parks Department contracted certified arborist/ forester Carson Sprenger to assess the condition of the trees in the park, and remove dead and hanging limbs from some old growth trees. There are no plans to remove any of the trees. Most of the trees that were marked needed to have dead limbs trimmed off; however the arborist found that two trees will require significant action because of their condition. One grand (white) fir and one Douglas fir were identified as having advanced disease and rot that risks their stability and are a potential risk to park users and facilities. The Douglas fir near the park entrance, has velvet top fungus that likely entered the tree from an old fire scar. Because it has suffered rot in the stem, the parks department has authorized the arborist to reduce its height to lessen its risk of falling over. At its current height its fall is capable of hitting the boat trailer parking and main park road and the new campground. The grand (white) fir is suffering from advanced rot and is unlikely to survive. The arborist will shorten it, but leave it standing.
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Chimera Gallery presents
Girls Basketball Varsity Player Patience Taylor was chosen and honored to play in the 2013 Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association Girls Senior All State Basketball Game. Patience, shown right, scored 7 points in that game – respectable. She is a senior at Lopez Island High School who was also selected as the teams’ only representative
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Opening Reception:
Taylor plays at All State B-ball Game
Islands’ Weekly PO Box 39 Lopez, WA 98261
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Support student golf On April 20 the Lopez Golf Club will be hosting an Open Golf Tournament to raise money for junior golf programs. All profits from the event will help support the Lopez High School Golf Program, provide free golf clinics for kids with a pro golfer and seed a new program for younger golfers. The event is an 18-hole mixed scramble followed by lunch and prizes. The entry fee for adults is $40. To sign up to play, contact Joyce Kruithof at 4684992 or at joyce.kruithof@ lopezislandgolf.com. You don’t need an established handicap to play. Teams will be created for you at the event. If you can’t play there are ways to support our efforts. Sponsorship is available at $100 a hole. Your name or the name of your business with logo will be displayed on a large sign at one of the 18 holes. Consider sharing a hole with a friend or another business if you’d like. We would also like donations of items, services or money for prizes and raffles. To contribute in any of these ways, contact Rita O’Boyle at 4682813 or email her at rto@ rockisland.com
Everyone Is Invited Lopez School Bond Public Forum Civil Discourse Format with Moderator ALL ARE WELCOME! YES? NO? UNDECIDED? Be Informed – Express Your Views – Ask Questions ••••
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“Civil Discourse is respectful engagement in conversation, intended to enhance appreciation and understanding”
More than half the membership must sign up for the project to go forward. You can sign up online or at your local OPALCO office.
Lopez Community Center Thursday, April 2 6–8 pm
Call with questions Becky(2345) or Chamber Office(4664)
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